[DECK] Leandro the Optimist

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A lot of decks require actions to succeed in order to win. This deck
is very optimistic, because it actually can achieve a lot even through
trying.

Deck Name: Leandro`s True Love
Created By: Daneel
Description: Lots of highly destructive actions provide incentive for
blocking. The combination of Faceless Night, Crocodile`s Tongue, True
Love`s Face, Elder Impersonation ensure that blockers quickly run low
on blood. Theoretically has no fear of Intercept decks, as it can
deplete blood on the minions and draw out untap cards without really
bothering with Intercept. Actions are generally at +0 or +1 stealth,
minimising the damage done by a bounced bleed.

Crypt: (12 cards, Min: 26, Max: 43, Avg: 8.33)
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3 Leandro cel dom AUS OBF PRE 11 Malkavian
2 Cornelius Ottavio pre qui AUS OBF 8 Malkavian
2 Quentin King III (ADV) cel pre AUS DEM OBF 7 Malkavian
2 Quentin King III obf pre AUS DEM 7 Malkavian
1 J. Oswald `Ozzy` Hyde-White dom pre AUS FOR OBF 8 Malkavian
1 Evan Klein aus dem pre OBF 5 Malkavian
1 Esau AUS DEM DOM OBF PRE 10 Malkavian

Library: (94 cards)
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Master (14 cards)
1 Information Highway
1 Secure Haven
1 Asylum Hunting Ground
1 Giant`s Blood
2 Dreams of the Sphinx
3 Presence
5 Blood Doll

Action (9 cards)
1 Blessing of Chaos
1 Distant Friend
1 Kindred Spirits
5 Legal Manipulations
1 Lunatic Eruption

Action Modifier (32 cards)
4 Faceless Night
1 Awe
1 Approximation of Loyalty
1 Bewitching Oration
1 Under the Skin
2 Voter Captivation
2 Spying Mission
3 Mask of a Thousand Faces
6 True Love`s Face
6 Crocodile`s Tongue
5 Elder Impersonation

Political Action (10 cards)
3 Banishment
2 Might of the Camarilla
1 Parity Shift
1 Malkavian Justicar
1 Reins of Power
2 Consanguineous Boon

Reaction (14 cards)
6 Wake with Evening`s Freshness
7 Telepathic Misdirection
1 Malkavian Rider Clause

Combat (7 cards)
1 Coma
2 Masque of Judas
4 Majesty

Event (1 cards)
1 Port Authority

Combo (7 cards)
3 Swallowed by the Night
2 Random Patterns
1 Deny
1 Scalpel Tongue

This deck was last saved at 19:48:25 on 28/07/2005

Note: The deck is oversize, that's because I've added some cards
after playing it for the last time, and hadn't decided on what
to remove. I wouldn't even mind cutting the deck down to around
80 cards, but most of the fun of playing such a deck comes from
being able to draw into something unexpected. The core module
is obviously around Leandro / Crocodile Tongue / True Love's Face,
spiced with Elder Impersonation, Mask of 1k Faces and/or Faceless
Night (as seen fit). The deck obviously misses Change of Target,
but with the pile of menacing action cards to one side, and the
pile of action modifiers that form the actual engine of the deck
to the other side, I've not yet found any real space for them.
Majesties double as defense, but run the risk of allowing the
prey to cycle combat; that's one of the weaker points.

The deck has worked fine so far, and is quite entertaining to play.
It does not, in fact, require Leandro (hence only 3 copies); it
usually works surprisingly well with Cornelius and merged Quentin
King, for example. If there are fatties around, though, Leandro
is a must.

Comments, as always, are more then welcome.

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Bye,

Daneel